The Wing Chun Compendium Forms Cham Kiu BHR Copyrighted material Designed centuries ago by a Buddhisc nun and Shaolin master, wing chun was mastered by ai legen- dary young woman, Yim Wing Chun, afer whom the system was named. ‘The martial art of wing chun is designed vo defeat larger, stronger opponents and is casy to learn, so anyone can benefit from and apply the movements. Author Wayne Belonoha is a thiad gen- eration direct descendant of Ip Man, the only Formal teacher of Bruce Lee. ‘Wing chun (ving esun) uses simple yer extremely effective movements. It applies scientific principles to the natural motions of the body to easily redirect and transfer force without using strength. With simultaneous block and attack, the oppo- nent is given no chance to recover. ‘Add wing chun to your current martial arts toolki, ‘or, for those who are already students, find its hidden ‘gems through study of the texts related co this art. Master one thing ro master everything; transcend confrontation and sce things as they truly are through the study and practice of this powerful martial art. From the book: The philosophy and practices of ving tsun teach how 10 stay calm and centered in the fac of danger. This aligns it with the theories of Confucianism and Buddhism. Ving ‘sun also follows the balanced principles of yin and yang, swhere both hard and soft work with each other to deflect stronger force. To mate the whole system work perfectly ane needs to strive for balance of opposites. Ving tun aio ‘aims for the center of the opponent, a balance between lefeand right. Holding the middle, or balancing left and right, creates a parallel between philorophy and martial ars. By using conservation of time, motion and energy as aquiding principles the system is designed tobe theoretically ‘more ecient and effete than thor stems that do not follow these principle Copyrighted material Copyrighted material The Wing Chun Compendium HARARE, NASK=728-37PT" Copyrighted material